Washboard.



Patented Oct. 2|, |902.

(No Manel.)

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALBERT H. STOCKERT,

OF TOPEKA, ILLINOIS.

wAsHB-OARD.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 711,795, dated October21, 1902.

Application iiled May 29, 1901.

To @ZZ whom, it may concern,.-

Beit known that I, ALBERT H. STocKERT, a citizen of the United States,residing at Topeka, in the county of Mason and State of Illinoirs, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Washboards, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to washboards; and its object is to provide awashboard of durable construction having a pivoted corrugatedbrand-board forming, in connection with the frame, a soap-holder.

The construction of the improvement will be fully described hereinafterin connection with the accompanying drawings, which form part of thisspecification, and its novel fea*- tures will be defined and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is an elevation of one side of the board. Fig.2 is a central vertical section. Fig. 3 is au elevation of thesoap-holder.

The reference-numerals l and 2 designate the sides, and 3 the top, ofthe washboardframe, preferably formed of galvanized metal and rounded atthe top, as shown. The inner surfaces of the sides of the frame areprovided with guides 4, between which is supported the rubbing-board 5.The ends la of these guides 4 are beveled, as shown, for the purposehereinafter described. One side of the board 5 is formed withprojections 6 of pyramidal form arranged in parallel rows, while theopposite side of the board is formed with a series oftransversely-disposed grooves 7.

To support the board within its frame, I employ two grooved supports 9and lO, each formed with perforated outturned ears 11, riveted orotherwise firmly secured to the sides of the frame. The ends of thegrooved supports are beveled to conform to the shape of the ends of theguides 4. Secured to the inner faces of the sides l and 2 ofthe frame,below and in alinement with the ears 1l of the support 10, are thestrips 1a and 2a. These strips are substantially triangular incross-sectional contour and have their ends beveled, the upper beveledends being adapt- Serial No. 62,412. (No model.:`

ed to bear against the ears 11, while their opposite ends extend to thelower ends of the frame sides, as shown in the drawings. These stripsare adapted to project inward a suitable distance and by theirarrangement form shields for the ears l1, thereby preventing the clothes,from being caught or torn on the said ears ll of the support 10. Asshown in Fig. 2, these supports 9 and 10 are oppositely disposed andreceive the upper and lower edges of the board. The upper support 9 alsoserves as a soap-shelf in connection with a brand-board 12, formed'withtrunnions 13, mounted in bearings of the frame. The brand-board l2 isformed with vertical corrugations 14 to prevent the soap from adheringthereto and to allow the water to drain off of the soap, thus effectinga material saving.

Depending from the under side of the crossbar 3 of the frame are twopins l5, between which the holder l2 extends, said pins serving as stopsto limit the movement of the holder.

I preferably construct the board proper of glass or other vitreousmaterial, although the invention is not restricted to the use of anyspecial material.

I claim- A Washboard comprising side bars having guides verticallyarranged on the inner surface thereof, a two-faced rubbing-board mountedin said guides, and supports at the top and bottom of said boardconsisting of transverse channeled plates having perforated lugs securedto the side bars a corrugated brand-board pivoted at its upper part tothe side bars and having a limited movement in either direction andserving the purpose of a soap-receptacle on either side of thewashboard, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ALBERT H. STOOKERT.

Witnesses CALVIN STUDYVIN, RICHARD ECKARD.

